Staff Evaluation of a High-Risk Pregnancy Program

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-110

  Mackey, Marlene C ^a   Sobral, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0031113411     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1997.tb00278.x     Document Type: Article

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